Barren, KY
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Barren in Kentucky · Population: 44,670
TRI sites such as Akebono Brake Corp-Glasgow; Felker Brothers; Braking Products Group US LLC; SDWIS systems such as GLASGOW WATER COMPANY; MAMMOTH CAVE/CENTRAL SYSTEM; CAVELAND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY, INC. anchor Barren, KY's EPA extract. Derived burden score 32/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Barren include BROWNSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM, while Akebono Brake Corp-Glasgow leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 32/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Barren -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Barren, KY: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.9%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-6.9%
219.8 thousand lb → 204.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Barren, KY's total reported releases fell from 219.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 204.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barren, KY's air releases fell from 23.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barren, KY's off-site transfers fell from 196.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 183.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (4)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| GLASGOW WATER COMPANY | 36,766 | 0 |
| MAMMOTH CAVE/CENTRAL SYSTEM | 5,000 | 0 |
| CAVELAND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY, INC. | 3,264 | 0 |
| BROWNSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM | 1,441 | 9 |
TRI Facilities (9)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akebono Brake Corp-Glasgow | 455.3K lbs |
| 2 | Felker Brothers | 286.4K lbs |
| 3 | Braking Products Group US LLC | 158.3K lbs |
| 4 | Nemak Glasgow Plant #1 | 103.5K lbs |
| 5 | Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc | 56.1K lbs |
| 6 | Lsc Communications / Glasgow | 5.3K lbs |
| 7 | Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2 | 868 lbs |
| 8 | Nemak; Glasgow Plant #2 | 132 lbs |
| 9 | Twb Glasgow | 0 lbs |
Cities in Barren (2)
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What does this county environmental profile show?
This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.